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Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

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205N Remedies for infringement of moral rights

(1) An infringement of a right conferred by this Chapter is actionable as a breach of statutory duty owed to the person entitled to the right. (2) Where— (a) there is an infringement of a right conferred by this Chapter, (b) a person falsely claiming to act on behalf of a performer consented to the relevant conduct or purported to waive the right, and (c) there would have been no infringement if he had been so acting, that person shall be liable, jointly and severally with any person liable in respect of the infringement by virtue of subsection (1), as if he himself had infringed the right. (3) Where proceedings for infringement of the right conferred on a performer by this Chapter, it shall be a defence to prove— (a) that a person claiming to act on behalf of the performer consented to the defendant's conduct or purported to waive the right, and (b) that the defendant reasonably believed that the person was acting on behalf of the performer. (4) In proceedings for infringement of the right conferred by section 205F the court may, if it thinks it an adequate remedy in the circumstances, grant an injunction on terms prohibiting the doing of any act unless a disclaimer is made, in such terms and in such manner as may be approved by the court, dissociating the performer from the broadcast or sound recording of the performance.

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205N Remedies for infringement of moral rights

(1) An infringement of a right conferred by this Chapter is actionable as a breach of statutory duty owed to the person entitled to the right. (2) Where— (a) there is an infringement of a right conferred by this Chapter, (b) a person falsely claiming to act on behalf of a performer consented to the relevant conduct or purported to waive the right, and (c) there would have been no infringement if he had been so acting, that person shall be liable, jointly and severally with any person liable in respect of the infringement by virtue of subsection (1), as if he himself had infringed the right. (3) Where proceedings for infringement of the right conferred on a performer by this Chapter, it shall be a defence to prove— (a) that a person claiming to act on behalf of the performer consented to the defendant's conduct or purported to waive the right, and (b) that the defendant reasonably believed that the person was acting on behalf of the performer. (4) In proceedings for infringement of the right conferred by section 205F the court may, if it thinks it an adequate remedy in the circumstances, grant an injunction on terms prohibiting the doing of any act unless a disclaimer is made, in such terms and in such manner as may be approved by the court, dissociating the performer from the broadcast or sound recording of the performance.

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